title: [Therapeutic effect of rupi xiaosan recipe in treating 60 patients with cyclomastopathy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical curative effect of Rupi Xiaosan Recipe (RPXSR) on cyclomastopathy by adjusting the Chong-Ren Meridian through various paths.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred patients were assigned to two groups, the 60 patients in the treatment group and the 40 in the control group. They were treated by RPXSR and Rukang Tablet (RKT) respectively, and the changes of clinical symptoms and signs before and after treatment were observed and recorded, and the size of mammary tubercle was measured by molybdenum target X-ray and infrared scanning as well.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate in the treatment group and the control group was 96.7% and 87.5% respectively, showing significant difference between them (P < 0.05). The outcome of X-ray and infrared scanning confirmed that RPXSR was superior to RKT in reducing the size of tubercle (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RPXSR can improve the local blood circulation and inhibit the hyperplasia of mammary gland, has reliable effect on improving clinical symptoms in patients with cyclomastopathy.
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Nanchang 330004. liuzhiyong116@163.com
authors.forename: Zhi-yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wen-qiu
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal